PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Gillian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Van Acker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Acker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gillian
vs
Van Acker

183 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Gillian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Van Acker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gillian throws a series of strikes that have Van Acker backpedaling.
Van Acker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gillian counters by clinching up.
Gillian tries to circle away but Van Acker has him pinned against the cage.
Van Acker keeps control of Gillian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Acker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gillian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gillian has had enough of the clinch but Van Acker keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Gillian scores with a nice short uppercut.

Gillian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gillian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gillian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gillian circles away from the clinch attempt.

Van Acker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillian wants to get back to his feet.
Van Acker is looking to take a break and control but Gillian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Acker wants to control for a moment but Gillian uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gillian is trying to stand back up but Van Acker is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Acker trying to control from half guard but Gillian is working away.
Van Acker controlling the pace.

Gillian pushes Van Acker off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gillian looks to land a combination but Van Acker avoids it well.
Gillian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Van Acker throws a solid leg kick but Gillian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Acker.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gillian's waist but Gillian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Acker off to one side.
Gillian swinging wildly here.
Gillian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Acker back to the cage. Gillian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Acker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillian tries to avoid it but Van Acker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillian to the ground. Gillian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Acker back to the cage. Gillian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
No joy there for Van Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gillian.
John Gillian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillian stalks Van Acker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Acker's face. Van Acker staggers backwards, shaken.

Van Acker is rocked!
No joy there for Van Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Acker is still on wobbly legs! Can Gillian finish him?
Van Acker shoots for a takedown but Gillian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gillian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Gillian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gillian is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Acker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gillian, which made it look bad.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Gillian sprawls well.
Gillian is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Acker.
Gillian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gillian stalks Van Acker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Acker's face. Van Acker staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gillian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Gillian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Acker.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Gillian.
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Acker throws a series of punches but Gillian moves out of range.
Gillian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Gillian misses.
Van Acker dodges the punch combination from Gillian.
Gillian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gillian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Acker misses the jab.
Gillian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gillian is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Acker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Van Acker misses.
Van Acker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gillian's waist but Gillian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Acker off to one side.
Gillian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gillian throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Gillian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gillian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillian throws a series of strikes that have Van Acker backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Acker tries to clinch there but Gillian circles away.
Gillian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Acker.
John Gillian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Acker tries to clinch but Gillian is having none of it.
Van Acker is breathing heavily.
Gillian throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Gillian avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Gillian sprawls well.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gillian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker is looking to clinch but Gillian is avoiding it.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker.
Van Acker doesn't manage to clinch there - Gillian circles away.
Gillian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Acker can do to turn this around?
Van Acker wants to clinch up but Gillian keeps it at a distance.
Gillian fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillian lands a two punch combo.
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Gillian.
Gillian slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Acker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker wants to counter the offense by Gillian and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillian checks it well.
Gillian misses with a double jab.
Gillian looks to land a combination but Van Acker avoids it well.

Van Acker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Van Acker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Van Acker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillian throws a right and a left that Van Acker avoids nicely.
Van Acker misses with a head kick.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Acker misses with a body shot.
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker.
Van Acker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gillian misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gillian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Acker.
Gillian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker.

Van Acker looking to score a takedown here. Gillian is defending well but Van Acker drives through and ends up in Gillian's guard.

Gillian has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Van Acker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gillian avoids it.
Van Acker is trying to pull guard but Gillian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gillian wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gillian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gillian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Acker closes the distance and clinches.
Van Acker jumps guard but Gillian stands there with Van Acker around his waist. Van Acker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gillian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Acker tries to clinch up but Gillian circles away and keeps his distance.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Gillian swinging wildly here.
Van Acker wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Acker shoots in but Gillian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gillian stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Acker. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillian throws a series of punches but Van Acker avoids them all with ease.
As Gillian backs off Van Acker throws a huge counter combo but Gillian manages to avoid it all.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
Gillian throws a series of punches but Van Acker moves out of range.
Gillian moves out of range of the body kick from Van Acker.
Gillian tries to counter by clinching up but Van Acker breaks away and moves out of range.
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Acker just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillian fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillian lands with a nice combination. Van Acker backs away looking to recover.
Gillian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gillian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker is looking to clinch but Gillian is avoiding it.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Van Acker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gillian works over Van Acker's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker wants to clinch.
Van Acker fails to land the takedown.
Gillian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Van Acker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillian throws a right hand that Van Acker ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Acker also avoids with ease.
Van Acker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gillian defends well and Van Acker ends up having to push Gillian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Acker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gillian.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Acker wants to clinch.
Van Acker throws a sloppy head kick and Gillian moves out of range easily.
Gillian stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Acker. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Acker feints the counter takedown.
John Gillian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Acker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gillian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a takedown but Gillian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Acker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gillian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Van Acker gets a double leg takedown into Gillian's guard.

Gillian manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Gillian does no damage.
Van Acker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Gillian.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
Gillian avoids the head kick by Van Acker.
Luc Van Acker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Gillian. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Gillian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gillian!
An out of breath John Gillian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Van Acker was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.